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Christmas Labs & STEM Activities | December & Winter Science Experiments
Do you need some FUN science activities to do before Winter Break? These FIVE Christmas science labs are engaging, educational, and the most fun your students will have this year! This newly-updated resource has been a crowd-pleaser for 8 years!LABS1. Milk and CookiesProperties of MatterThe more milk a cookie absorbs, the happier Santa is! Students conduct an experiment to determine which of three cookies absorbs the most milk. (Option: Santa Scenario or Generic Milk and Cookies)2. Snowball La
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3rd - 6th
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Scientific Method Activity - Easy Gummy Worm Science Experiment Lab 4th and 5th
This scientific method activity using gummy worms candy will have your students engaged and having fun as they learn about the steps of the scientific method. Hands-on, easy to use, budget friendly and loved by thousands of students!Click the PREVIEW button to see more details of what is included.CLICK HERE to save almost 30% with the Scientific Method BUNDLE!⭐ What's Included:table of contentssupply/materials listdaily plan/outline of the activitiesteacher instructionsfull page student lab shee
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4th - 6th
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Hot Cocoa Science - Middle School December STEM Activity - Christmas Science
Who doesn't love hot cocoa?! Engage your middle school scientists while exploring the effect of temperature (thermal energy) on marshmallows and candy canes in hot cocoa. Students will practice their science and engineering practices skills by making predictions, planning investigations, making observations, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and they'll love every minute of it! Students will also be exposed to crosscutting concepts by looking for patterns when comparing melting marshmallows
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6th - 10th
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Holiday Christmas Science: Dissolve a Candy Cane with the Scientific Method
Keep students engaged during the December Holiday Season with this simple experiment using candy canes! I find that the times before a vacation are the BEST times to do science experiments. Students are active, learning and having fun! Students need to think critically in order to identify variables, write hypotheses, make observations, collect data, and write conclusions. This resource uses the Scientific Method to conduct 3 experiments using candy canes. 1st experiment- Observe what happens wh
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3rd - 6th
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Metrics Measurement Bundle: Teach & Review length, volume, mass, density
Really get into measuring metrics for science with this Metrics Measuring Bundle- Introduce, practice and review measuring length, solid volume, liquid volume, mass and density! This bundle is PACKED with resources to teach, practice and engage in experiments with Metrics! Included in this bundle are: Measuring Metrics review Length, Mass, Volume including station practiceDensity Measurement Practice: Find the Density of Everyday Objects.Gummy Worm Scientific Method Density Inquiry Activity Expe
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5th - 9th
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Christmas Science Activities Candy Cane Science
In this Candy Cane Science Experiment, your students will get to do an Interactive Science Lesson using candy canes. The students will get to use the Scientific Method as they explore and observe the effects of various liquids on candy canes. Kids love to do Candy Cane activities this time of year. They add a festive and fun way in your student's learning. The experiment helps students follow the Scientific Method and is really fun to watch as it changes. Students are engaged, having fun and lov
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1st - 2nd
Gravity Force And Motion Lesson | Marble Run Roller Coaster Science And STEM
Creating marble roller coasters is a fantastic and budget-friendly STEM activity. Many teachers use this as an End of the Year Activity. The teacher guide and student activity pages make it easy to implement. Learning about gravitational potential energy has never been more fun and memorable. Included in the Hands-On Science and STEM Unit:Video ExplanationNext Generation Science Standards CorrelationTeacher Background Information and Tips (including vocabulary and Laws of Energy)Activity 1 Scien
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-2
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Scaled Solar System Activity: Relative Distances and Sizes of the Planets
For this Scaled Solar System activity, students will work in groups to create a scaled model of the solar system by measuring (and calculating in the case of the more challenging version of this activity) the specific distance to place each "planet" from the "sun". This will help your students understand the relative distances and sizes of the planets while satisfying the visual and kinesthetic learning styles of your middle school students! It also perfectly aligns to the NGSS Standard MS-ESS1-
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6th - 8th
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MS-ESS1-3
Math Olympics
Get out of your seat and let's do some math!!! "Events" are set up using everyday materials such as cotton balls and paper plates. Students must complete the event, measure to find their score, and then calculate the average. I left the units of measurement blank so you can use this with inches or centimeters.
This lab includes 5 outdoor and 5 indoor events.
I use this as an end of the year activity and my 4th graders LOVE it!
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Science Activities and Lab Bundle
Want to incorporate some Christmas spirit into your Science classroom? In this CHRISTMAS SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIMENTS BUNDLE, you will find 10 fun-filled and engaging CHRISTMAS- themed Science lab experiments, activities and demonstrations that can be customized to fit your classroom needs. I have included student instructions for some labs/activities that I believe can be trusted with older students, but have also included teacher set-up and instruction guides for teachers who want to dem
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas Science Lab Coat Activity or Icebreaker and Ugly Christmas Sweater
Looking for a fun and easy science activity to decorate a bulletin board for the days/weeks before the holidays or Christmas, or a science review any time of the year? Challenge your students to design an Ugly Science Lab Coat using facts about themselves, vocabulary, science topics you are learning about, and display them! Also great as a getting to know you Back to School Ice breaker activity because this product includes 3 paper PDF versions! Add images and décor such as student pictures, int
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Graduated Cylinders - Measuring the Volume of a Liquid Assessment
Having a hard time finding assessments for measuring the volume of a liquid? I always pair this assessment with real, hands-on practice in the classroom. I’ve also used it to introduce this topic with the assessment first so the students know how to read the graduated cylinders before you give them one with water in it. This product features 5 different gradients of graduated cylinders (i.e. some go up by 10s, others by 100s or 50s). There are 6 questions per page and an answer document that goe
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4th - 9th
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Candy Cane Grab: Holiday Christmas STEM activity with simple materials
Reign in the crazy on before Christmas vacation by engaging your students in STEM! Students need to create a tool that will pick up a candy cane from a cup of lots of candy canes. They are trying to see how many they can pick up in 30 seconds. Brainstorm what types of tools could do that, but explain that the materials they are using it is not just as simple as bending something into a hook. Materials: I include a suggestions in the product, but you are not limited to these and you can swap som
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2nd - 7th
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Christmas science experiment with a Gingerbread Man | Gingerbread man activities
Christmas science experiment for kids to do this December with a Gingerbread Man. Your students will love exploring Gingerbread Man cookies with this hands on Christmas science activity this Winter. This Gingerbread Man science experiment comes with 3 different worksheets so that you can differentiate based on your students needs. There's an option for:Only drawing the predictions and resultsFinishing a sentence stem and drawing predictions, as well asWriting complete sentences and drawing pred
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PreK - 1st
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Metric ruler triple beam balance graduated cylinder thermometer lab junior high
Practicing using lab tools, measurements, and the metric system has never been more fun! Your students will be fully engaged and learning when they complete this engaging hands-on lab! This has been a great way for my students to learn and retain the critical skill of measuring with common lab tools. Students travel to various stations to get actual hands-on practice with various measurement tools they will encounter throughout the year during labs. Hands on manipulatives, graphic interface, and
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6th - 9th
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Scientific Measurement Task Cards for Middle and High School
This set of 32 Scientific Measurement Task Cards will provide Middle and High School Students with Review and Reinforcement of the concepts found while studying Laboratory Procedures.The following concepts are covered in this set of Task Cards:Metric System, Length, Ruler, Graduated Cylinder, Volume, Measurement Conversions, Temperature, Celsius Scale, Thermometer, Triple-beam Balance, Weight, Time, Lab Tools, Displacement.Along with the 32 Scientific Measurement Task cards are 3 blank Task Card
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Scientific Method - Measurement - Microscope - Safety Task Card Bundle
Measuring Length: {Measurement Science and Math Lab Activity}
This Measuring Length Activity is a hands-on, math and science integrated LAB, which takes students through the scientific method to measure the length of two different types of gummy worms in customary and metric units to see which type of candy worm stretches the greatest amount overall! This is easy to follow, fun, and a great way to practice measurement and data standards!
Included in this Packet:
-Teacher Directions (2 pages)
-Student Lab Sheet (4 pages)
-Grading Rubric (1 page)
Measurin
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1st - 4th
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Hot Cocoa Science - Elementary December STEM - Christmas Science Activity
Engage your little scientists while exploring the effect of temperature on marshmallows and candy canes in hot cocoa. Students will practice their science and engineering practices skills by making predictions, planning investigations, making observations, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and love every minute of it! Students will also be exposed to crosscutting concepts by looking for patterns when comparing melting marshmallows (and candy canes if you like) to melting snowmen. Finally, wr
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K - 3rd
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Mother's Day Science or Spring Craft and Activity Make a Borax Ornament
This arts and crafts hands on science activity lab with worksheets is perfect for any time of the year including during Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Spring, Easter, Winter, the Holidays, New Years, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day as well as an end of the school year activity!! Your upper elementary, middle, or high school students will enjoy this amazing and engaging science experiment in which they grow a beautiful crystal craft overnight! Students can hang them on a tree, display any
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Measuring Metrics review Length, Mass, Volume notes including station practice
Review or teach measuring in Metrics: Length, Mass, and Volume as interactive notes. Station practice is included for length, mass and volume using easy to find objects.Explanations on how to measure Length, Mass and Volume with practice examples for each are given.Materials needed: Balance, and Metric ruler/meterstick, graduated cylinder and several common items (see preview)Great review for students who should have already learned metrics...but forget over the LONG summer!2 different workshee
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Metrics Measurement Bundle: Teach & Review length, volume, mass, density
Candy Heart Science Activity
This science activity is perfect for Valentines Day. It is quick, easy and your students will absolutely love it! All you need candy hearts, 3 cups (soda, vinegar, and water). The scientific question of this science experiment is simple: "What will happen to candy hearts when they are soaked in each solution?"
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PreK - 1st
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Christmas Science Inquiry STEM force experiment-Newton's 3rd law-balloon rockets
In this inquiry activity you build a balloon rocket (elf) and time it as it 'flies' across a room. you then challenge students to create an elf using simple materials that will fly in a faster time than yours.
This is a fun way to teach Newton's Third Law of Motion, but there are 3 versions of the challenge included...2 for upper level students who have learned the law, and one for lower levels who are just learning about forces.
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Holiday Christ
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3rd - 6th
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The Candy Cane Experiment: A Christmas Scientific Method Experiment
This activity will help your students work through the Scientific Method in a fun and festive way. It will go over solutions and solvents by trying to dissolve a fall favorite, Candy Canes.
This set includes:
-Posters
-6 solvent signs
-A direction page
-4 observation, recording sheets
-A Final observations/conclusions report page
-Candy Cane exit tickets
-Summative/ conclusive Writing
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Not Grade Specific
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Borax Crystal Snowflake Science Activity
Having my students make Borax Crystal Snowflakes before the holidays is one of my all time favorite winter activities! With a few simple materials and a little preparation, your students will have fun learning science while they make a winter ornament that they will treasure for years to come! I still hang mine on my tree each year! This activity is best started in class and finished at home.
This Product Includes:
-Borax Crystal Snowflake Student Card (.pdf)
-Teacher Directions (.pdf)
-B
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5th - 9th
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